ku.shi is used as a personal name within genealogical identifications in Scripture.

The attested form functions as a proper personal name in genealogical phrases: it identifies the father of Shelemiah in Jeremiah 36:14 and the father of Zephaniah in Zephaniah 1:1.

1. Personal name in a genealogy · dominant

   Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper and occur in father-son identifications. In Jeremiah 36:14 the APB renders the line of descent as “Shelemiah son of Cushi,” while in Zephaniah 1:1 it renders “Zephaniah son of Cushi.”

   Jeremiah 36:14Zephaniah 1:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the form as “Cushi” in both genealogical phrases.